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Join us Friday, August 1, at 11:30 am PST for this month's #FirstFridayFeatures. Hear all about what our team has been up to in order to help you take your #OER & #OpenEducation programs to the next level.

You can find us here: zoom.libretexts.org.

#LibreTexts #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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There's still time to register for this year's #CalOER conference. Held virtually from August 6-8, Cal OER focuses on #OER efforts and impact, broadly defined, across the state of #California.

Registration is open through August 5 and is only $25: www.caloer.org/registration.

#LibreTexts #OpenEd

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Did you miss #LibreTexts first Basics for Beginners webinar? Join us July 18 at 12 pm PST as we start the series from the beginning!

Registration is free: forms.gle/pMeAN7b5Psz6....

The link to join the webinar will be emailed to you upon registering.

#OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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#LibreTexts regularly scheduled office hours will move to 8-9 am PST on Thursday, July 10, due to this week's #LibreFest workshop. You can still find us at:

officehours.libretexts.org.

Regularly scheduled office hours will resume Tuesday, July 15, from 9-10 am PST.

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#LibreTexts #LibreFest2025 workshop (July 7-11) schedule is live! Check it out:

libretexts.org/blog/2025/06...

Or:

libretexts.org/lesson/day-1...

There is still time to register:

commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3L...

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LibreCommons LibreCommons is a public library of open-access texts and Open Educational Resources. Find texts, explore reusable assessment modules, and collaborate with contributors.

The #LibreFest 2025 (July 7-11) schedule will be out this week! Join us for four and half days of all things #LibreTexts, including a preview of our latest technology, the #Forge.

Register: commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3L....

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Webinar: LibreTexts Beginner Success Stories, June 20, 2025 There is no cost to attend, and you will be given a zoom meeting and time at completion of this form. If you have a LibreTexts/LibreOne login, please use that same e-mail below.

One more day to register for our next #LibreTexts Basics for Beginners webinar on user success stories. Register now and join us Friday, June 20 at 12 pm PST:

forms.gle/ZxepgT8iqJGc....

#OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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#LibreTexts summer #LibreFest workshop registration is in full swing. Have you registered yet?

libretexts.org/event/libref...

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If you're heading to the #OnlineTeachingConference in Long Beach, CA today through Wednesday be sure to swing by and say hello to #LibreTexts founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, and pick up some swag while you're there!

#OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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Join us next week, 6/20, @ 12 pm PST for a free webinar on success stories from one-time #LibreTexts beginners on how they use the #LibreVerse to create, curate, & remix #OER; use #ADAPT for their #open #homework needs; & run a successful #OER program.

Register: forms.gle/6bXnmgUymcxx...

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#LibreTexts latest innovation, the #Forge, is here. Seamlessly aligned with the values of #OpenEd, the #Forge supports a learner-centered, participatory approach that scales across class sizes & disciplines.

Learn more:

libretexts.org/blog/introdu...

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Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

Don’t forget to swing by #LibreTexts #FirstFridayFeatures TODAY at 11:30 am PST. We always have something new and exciting to share!

Find us here: zoom.libretexts.org

#OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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Only five days left to get your proposals in for #CalOER! If you'd like to share what you're doing to further #OpenEducation, please submit your proposal no later than 5 pm PST on Monday, June 9:

app.smartsheet.com/b/form/383c3...

#LibreTexts #OER #TheFutureIsOpen #FreeTheTextbook

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Have you missed one of our monthly newsletters? Good news: now you can find them on the #LibreTexts blog:

libretexts.org/blog.

Same content, now online for your convenience 24/7.

#OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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#LibreTexts #AcademyOnline is officially here, offering a number of professional development opportunities to help grow your open education programs, develop #ZTC pathways, & curate #OER.

Check out a series of free, #asynchronous courses & stay tuned for more:

libretexts.org/academy/online

LibreCommons LibreCommons is a public library of open-access texts and Open Educational Resources. Find texts, explore reusable assessment modules, and collaborate with contributors.

LibreFest covers: creating #OER; editing/modifying #OER; using our Conductor project management platform; & using our #ADAPT open #homework platform. We will also hear Success Stories from LibreTexts users each day.

Registration closes July 5.

Register: commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3L...

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Registration for #LibreTexts #LibreFest workshop is officially open!

Register: commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3L...

This year's #LibreFest will be held virtually the week of July 7-11, 2025.

Fee waivers are available for current #LibreNet members. Please email jrogers@libretexts.org.

#OER

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We knew our #ADAPT multi-tool pens would be useful! #LibreTexts Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development recently confirmed they really do come in handy when you've somehow misplaced your regulation size level.

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On behalf of the #CalOER organizing committee, & #LibreTexts, proposals for the Cal OER conference are due soon! If interested in presenting, please fill out the Presentation Proposal Form by Monday, 6/9/25 @ 5 pm PST:

app.smartsheet.com/b/form/383c3....

#OER #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

If you're interested in hosting an in-person, or virtual workshop on your campus, check out #LibreTexts #Academy for a variety of #OpenEducation professional development options, all designed to fit your institution's needs and schedule(s): libretexts.org/academy.

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#LibreTexts was the focal point of two workshops hosted by the Academic Senate for CA Community Colleges #OERI team last weekend. Nearly 100 participants discovered how the #LibreVerse can be used to create, edit, adapt, & curate #OER, as well as our open #homework & assessment platform, #ADAPT.

One week until the next Basics for Beginners webinar brought you by #LibreTexts #Academy! Explore how #LibreTexts Commons can be utilized as a #repository for ancillary materials.

Registration is free: forms.gle/mM49DbpPNCE5....

#OER #OpenEd #TheFutureIsOpen #FreeTheTextbook

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Young boy with blonde hair wearing a LibreTexts shirt and blue jeans smiling as he stands in front of a bright blue shed door

Advocating for #OER and #equity in #education is a family affair for #LibreTexts Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development, Jennifer Rogers and her son. Who knows how much progress we can make by the time he reaches college!

#FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen #OpenEd

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If you'll be @ the CA Community Colleges' #ZTC Summit Friday, 5/9, say hey to #LibreTexts team members Delmar Larsen & Jennifer Rogers. We can't wait to hear about all of the #OER & #ZTC projects happening across the state & share what our team has been up to!

#FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

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Coming May 23 @ 12 pm PST from #LibreTexts #Academy our next webinar: Teaching and Companion Resources: LibreTexts Commons as a Repository for Ancillary Materials.

Registration is free and the link to join will be emailed upon registration: lnkd.in/gddv2hi7.

#OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook

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Join us this Friday, May 2, at 11:30 am PST for our next installment of #FirstFridayFeatures. Hear all about what's new with the #LibreTexts project and what's coming soon. You can find us on the #LibreTexts Zoom channel (zoom.libretexts.org).

#OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

Register for May 16, 8:30 – 3:30, @ De Anza College:

www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti...

Register for May 17, 8:30- 3:30, @ East Los Angeles College:

www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti...

#LibreTexts #OER #OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen

Join the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges #OERI team for two in-person events covering an Introduction to Remixing & Open Homework Systems using #LibreTexts one-of-a-kind #OER #remixer, & open #homework & #assessment platform, #ADAPT.

#OpenEd #FreeTheTextbook #TheFutureIsOpen